Susie Enos,
Papago Stories narrated by Jose Ventura

ca.1968
(1 vol., 15p.)

497 P21

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Table of contents Abstract
Susie Enos was a native speaker of Tohono O'Odham and an early writer of her language. She contributed to the construction of a Papago dictionary in 1983.

The text collected by Susie Enos from a consultant, Jose Ventura, "Ho'ok Oks" (Witch, Green Hawk, Eagle) includes indications of the syntactic function elements in the sentences and other grammatical notes, with a separate, line-by-line English translation.
Background note
Susie Enos was a native speaker of Tohono O'Odham and an early writer of her language. She contributed to the construction of a Papago dictionary in 1983.


Scope and content
The text collected by Susie Enos from a consultant, Jose Ventura, "Ho'ok Oks" (Witch, Green Hawk, Eagle) includes indications of the syntactic function elements in the sentences and other grammatical notes, with a separate, line-by-line English translation.

Administrative information
Restrictions
None.

Provenance
Gift of Dean Sarton, 1968 (accn. 1968-2066ms).

Preferred citation
Cite as: Susie Enos, Papago Stories narrated by Jose Ventura, American Philosophical Society.

Processing information
Recatalogued, 2003.

Other finding aids
The Enos-Ventura text is also referenced in On-Line Guide to American Indian Manuscripts in the APS (number 4625).

Added entries
Subjects
  • Indians of North America--Languages
  • Linguistics
  • O'Odham language
  • Papago language
  • Contributors
  • Enos, Susie
  • Ventura, Jose
  • Genre terms
  • Lingusitic texts
  • Contact information
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    Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386

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